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unasked
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unasked — index unsolicited Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unasked — (adj.) mid 13c., uninvited, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of ASK (Cf. ask) … Etymology dictionary
unasked — [adj] voluntary arrogant, gratuitous, impudent, not asked, of one’s own accord, overbearing, presumptuous, spontaneous, supererogatory, unbidden, uncalled for, undemanded, undesired, uninvited, unprompted, unrequested, unsought, unwanted,… … New thesaurus
unasked — [unaskt′] adj. 1. a) not asked or requested b) not asked for 2. not invited … English World dictionary
unasked — un|asked [ʌnˈa:skt US ˈæskt] adj 1.) if a question remains unasked, no one asks it, often because they are embarrassed 2.) BrE if you do something unasked, you do it without anyone asking or inviting you to ▪ George sat down unasked. unasked for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unasked — [[t]ʌ̱nɑ͟ːskt, æ̱skt[/t]] 1) ADJ An unasked question is one that has not been asked, although people are wondering what the answer is. She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question... Significant questions will … English dictionary
unasked — adjective, adverb 1 if a question is unasked, no one asks it, often because they are embarrassed 2 if you do something unasked, you do it without anyone asking or inviting you to: Jerry entered unasked, and stood by the fire. | unasked for:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unasked — un|asked [ ʌn æskt ] adjective 1. ) an unasked question is a question that people have not asked, especially because someone would be upset or embarrassed by it 2. ) if you do something unasked, you do it without being asked or told to unasked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unasked — adjective Date: 13th century 1. not being asked ; uninvited 2. not asked < unasked questions > 3. not asked for < unasked advice > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unasked — /un askt , ahskt /, adj. 1. not asked: an unasked question. 2. not asked for: unasked advice. 3. uninvited. [1225 75; ME; see UN 1, ASK, ED2] Syn. 2. unsolicited, unsought, unrequested. * * * … Universalium
unasked — adj. unasked for * * * [ʌn ɑːskt] unasked for … Combinatory dictionary
